sequence

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Noun
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
Noun
a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Noun
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Noun
the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
Noun
several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
Verb
arrange in a sequence
Verb
determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome"